Sponsored Links
All work and no play can make us lose our sanity. In the cash flow game, there are doodads. It represents our expenses on entertainment and leisure. From time to time, we must enjoy our hard earned money. From time to time, we must treat ourselves to entertainment. This does not mean that we must spend all our hard earned money.
You can splurge yourself to entertainment without having to spend too much money. Enjoy a thrifty night on the town by following these frugal tips.
Know before you go. Read up ahead of time to fork over less cash for your dinner. For example, scan your local newspaper, check radio stations, and company websites for coupons, discounted gift certificates, and advertisements for special deals. Also find out which restaurants have early bird special treats.
Master menu magic. Even if your favorite restaurant charges high prices, you can shrink your bill with a little clever ordering. Bypass that full meal or meaty main entrée. Instead, order a meatless entrée or an appetizer. If that’s not enough, try two appetizers or several side orders. Drink water instead of alcoholic beverages, ice teas and juices and you’ll save even more.
Get discount coupons. There are a lot of discount coupons and treats given by sales persons in different malls. Take advantage of these free discount coupons to save money on your next meal.
A friend of mine usually collects discount coupons from different sources, even as small as P5 discount coupon from Jollibee. All these, when added, will accumulate to large amounts of savings.
Win your treat. Does your favorite radio station run contests for restaurant gift certificates, free movie passes, or free vacation packages? – Or do you know of a station that does? Start listening to that station during your leisure time and you might win dinner for two, after –dinner entertainment, free movie passes and vacation packages.
I had a friend who won a trip to Malaysia after listening to Monster Radio before. He went on a 2-day vacation together with his girl friend with free plane ticket and hotel accommodation.
Ask to pay less. Senior citizen discounts and student rates can crop up in all sorts of restaurants and entertainment venues. If you belong to one of these groups, ask whether a discount is available.
Keep your fun cheap. With just a little creativity, you can find all kinds of honest, fair, non-rip-off ways to get entertainment for little or no cost. Check your newspaper, internet websites, bulletin boards, flyers, brochures and other free publications for free cultural events and low-priced entertainment. Be sure to find out what’s available at nearby colleges and universities too.
To get articles, you can subscribe using your favorite RSS feed reader or have them delivered directly to your email address.
What To Read Next
- The Three Piggy Bank System
- How to Teach Your Kids About Money Matters
- Household Savings Tips
- True Essence of Christmas
- How to Save Money By Going Green
This entry was posted on Saturday, June 20th, 2009 at 10:57 pm and is filed under Personal Finance. You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.
Entries (RSS)
in critical times, the entertainment expense gets to be cut first. but sometimes, we also need the R & R for us to keep on going.
[Reply]
a dvd marathon at home is an entertaining, less stressful yet cheap alternative. served with popcorn and chips, this is a such a hit with my kids!
[Reply]
Entertainment expense is not deductible for for tax purposes (with a ceiling depending on the type of business). So better cut-off on this kind of expense and spend on other expenses like supplies which are duductible to taxable income to save income tax.
[Reply]